blk-10q_20150930.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015

OR

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the transition period from                                 to                                 .

Commission file number 001-33099

 

BlackRock, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

32-0174431

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(212) 810-5300

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

 

Yes

 

X

 

No

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

 

 

Yes

 

X

 

No

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or, a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer           X      

Accelerated filer                      

Non-accelerated filer               

Smaller reporting company                  

(Do not check if a smaller

reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

No

 

X

 

As of October 31, 2015, there were 163,992,541 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

 

 


BlackRock, Inc.

Index to Form 10-Q

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

1

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

2

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

3

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

4

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

6

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

7

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

37

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

66

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

68

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

69

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

69

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

70

 

 

 

i


PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.     Financial Statements

BlackRock, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

(unaudited)

 

(in millions, except shares and per share data)

 

September 30,

2015

 

 

December 31,

2014

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

5,673

 

 

$

5,723

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

2,542

 

 

 

2,120

 

Investments

 

 

1,372

 

 

 

1,921

 

Assets of consolidated variable interest entities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

76

 

 

 

278

 

Investments

 

 

916

 

 

 

3,320

 

Other assets

 

 

63

 

 

 

32

 

Separate account assets

 

 

148,969

 

 

 

161,287

 

Separate account collateral held under securities lending agreements

 

 

30,784

 

 

 

33,654

 

Property and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation of $624 and $587 at September 30, 2015

   and December 31, 2014, respectively)

 

 

543

 

 

 

467

 

Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $1,144 and $1,040 at September 30, 2015 and

   December 31, 2014, respectively)

 

 

17,360

 

 

 

17,344

 

Goodwill

 

 

12,965

 

 

 

12,961

 

Other assets

 

 

953

 

 

 

685

 

Total assets

 

$

222,216

 

 

$

239,792

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued compensation and benefits

 

$

1,561

 

 

$

1,865

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

1,343

 

 

 

1,035

 

Liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,389

 

Other liabilities

 

 

197

 

 

 

245

 

Borrowings

 

 

4,950

 

 

 

4,922

 

Separate account liabilities

 

 

148,969

 

 

 

161,287

 

Separate account collateral liabilities under securities lending agreements

 

 

30,784

 

 

 

33,654

 

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

4,921

 

 

 

4,989

 

Other liabilities

 

 

1,010

 

 

 

886

 

Total liabilities

 

 

193,735

 

 

 

212,272

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temporary equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests (includes $159 million of redeemable noncontrolling interests of

   consolidated variable interest entities at September 30, 2015)

 

 

258

 

 

 

35

 

Permanent Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock, Inc. stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value;

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

Shares authorized: 500,000,000 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares issued: 171,252,185 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding: 163,922,010 and 164,786,788 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock (Note 15)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

19,327

 

 

 

19,386

 

Retained earnings

 

 

11,533

 

 

 

10,164

 

Appropriated retained earnings

 

 

-

 

 

 

(19

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(408

)

 

 

(273

)

Treasury stock, common, at cost (7,330,175 and 6,465,397 shares held at September 30, 2015 and

   December 31, 2014, respectively)

 

 

(2,318

)

 

 

(1,894

)

Total BlackRock, Inc. stockholders’ equity

 

 

28,136

 

 

 

27,366

 

Nonredeemable noncontrolling interests (includes $86 million and $15 million of nonredeemable

   noncontrolling interests of consolidated variable interest entities at September 30, 2015 and

   December 31, 2014, respectively)

 

 

87

 

 

 

119

 

Total permanent equity

 

 

28,223

 

 

 

27,485

 

Total liabilities, temporary equity and permanent equity

 

$

222,216

 

 

$

239,792

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

1


BlackRock, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(unaudited)

 

(in millions, except shares and per share data)

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory, administration fees and securities lending revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Related parties

 

$

1,719

 

 

$

1,744

 

 

$

5,166

 

 

$

5,044

 

Other third parties

 

 

737

 

 

 

724

 

 

 

2,214

 

 

 

2,149

 

Total investment advisory, administration fees and

   securities lending revenue

 

 

2,456

 

 

 

2,468

 

 

 

7,380

 

 

 

7,193

 

Investment advisory performance fees

 

 

208

 

 

 

133

 

 

 

452

 

 

 

406

 

BlackRock Solutions and advisory

 

 

167

 

 

 

165

 

 

 

475

 

 

 

465

 

Distribution fees

 

 

14

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

54

 

Other revenue

 

 

65

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

187

 

 

 

179

 

Total revenue

 

 

2,910

 

 

 

2,849

 

 

 

8,538

 

 

 

8,297

 

Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee compensation and benefits

 

 

1,023

 

 

 

973

 

 

 

3,016

 

 

 

2,903

 

Distribution and servicing costs

 

 

102

 

 

 

90

 

 

 

306

 

 

 

268

 

Amortization of deferred sales commissions

 

 

12

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

43

 

Direct fund expense

 

 

198

 

 

 

199

 

 

 

578

 

 

 

565

 

General and administration

 

 

319

 

 

 

376

 

 

 

970

 

 

 

1,066

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

34

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

104

 

 

 

122

 

Total expense

 

 

1,688

 

 

 

1,692

 

 

 

5,011

 

 

 

4,967

 

Operating income

 

 

1,222

 

 

 

1,157

 

 

 

3,527

 

 

 

3,330

 

Nonoperating income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investments

 

 

4

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

167

 

Net gain (loss) on consolidated variable interest entities

 

 

(14

)

 

 

(47

)

 

 

2

 

 

 

(35

)

Interest and dividend income

 

 

12

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

23

 

Interest expense

 

 

(50

)

 

 

(61

)

 

 

(153

)

 

 

(174

)

Total nonoperating income (expense)

 

 

(48

)

 

 

(52

)

 

 

(73

)

 

 

(19

)

Income before income taxes

 

 

1,174

 

 

 

1,105

 

 

 

3,454

 

 

 

3,311

 

Income tax expense

 

 

342

 

 

 

232

 

 

 

971

 

 

 

853

 

Net income

 

 

832

 

 

 

873

 

 

 

2,483

 

 

 

2,458

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable

   noncontrolling interests

 

 

(11

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

2

 

Net income (loss) attributable to nonredeemable

   noncontrolling interests

 

 

-

 

 

 

(44

)

 

 

3

 

 

 

(25

)

Net income attributable to BlackRock, Inc.

 

$

843

 

 

$

917

 

 

$

2,484

 

 

$

2,481

 

Earnings per share attributable to BlackRock, Inc.

   common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

5.08

 

 

$

5.46

 

 

$

14.91

 

 

$

14.72

 

Diluted

 

$

5.00

 

 

$

5.37

 

 

$

14.68

 

 

$

14.48

 

Cash dividends declared and paid per share

 

$

2.18

 

 

$

1.93

 

 

$

6.54

 

 

$

5.79

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

166,045,291

 

 

 

167,933,040

 

 

 

166,579,805

 

 

 

168,571,354

 

Diluted

 

 

168,665,303

 

 

 

170,778,766

 

 

 

169,157,188

 

 

 

171,351,276

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

2


BlackRock, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(unaudited)

 

(in millions)

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Net income

 

$

832

 

 

$

873

 

 

$

2,483

 

 

$

2,458

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized gains (losses) from

   available-for-sale investments, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gains (losses), net of tax(1)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

3

 

Less: reclassification adjustment

   included in net income(1)

 

 

-

 

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

8

 

Net change from available-for-sale investments, net of

   tax

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(5

)

Benefit plans, net

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

-

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments(2)

 

 

(67

)

 

 

(167

)

 

 

(131

)

 

 

(129

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(69

)

 

 

(170

)

 

 

(135

)

 

 

(134

)

Comprehensive income

 

 

763

 

 

 

703

 

 

 

2,348

 

 

 

2,324

 

Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to

   noncontrolling interests

 

 

(11

)

 

 

(44

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(23

)

Comprehensive income attributable to BlackRock, Inc.

 

$

774

 

 

$

747

 

 

$

2,349

 

 

$

2,347

 

 

(1)

The tax benefit (expense) was not material for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

(2) 

Amount for the three months ended September 30, 2015 includes losses from a net investment hedge of $2 million. Amount for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 includes gains from a net investment hedge of $5 million, net of tax of $4 million.

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

3


BlackRock, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

(unaudited)

 

(in millions)

 

Additional

Paid-in

Capital(1)

 

 

Retained

Earnings

 

 

Appropriated

Retained

Earnings

 

 

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

 

 

Treasury

Stock

Common

 

 

Total

BlackRock

Stockholders’

Equity

 

 

Nonredeemable

Noncontrolling

Interests(2)

 

 

Total

Permanent

Equity

 

 

Redeemable

Noncontrolling

Interests /

Temporary

Equity(2)

 

December 31, 2014

 

$

19,388

 

 

$

10,164

 

 

$

(19

)

 

$

(273

)

 

$

(1,894

)

 

$

27,366

 

 

$

119

 

 

$

27,485

 

 

$

35

 

Net income

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,484

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,484

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

2,487

 

 

 

(4

)

Net consolidation (deconsolidation) of VIEs due to

   adoption of new accounting pronouncement

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

(8

)

 

 

11

 

 

194

 

Dividends paid

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,115

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,115

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,115

)

 

 

-

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

397

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

397

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

397

 

 

 

-

 

Issuance of common shares related to employee stock

   transactions

 

 

(542

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

629

 

 

 

87

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

87

 

 

 

-

 

Employee tax withholdings related to employee stock

   transactions

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(228

)

 

 

(228

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(228

)

 

 

-

 

Shares repurchased

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(825

)

 

 

(825

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(825

)

 

 

-

 

Net tax benefit (shortfall) from stock-based

   compensation

 

 

86

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

86

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

86

 

 

 

-

 

Subscriptions (redemptions/ distributions) —

   noncontrolling interest holders

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(21

)

 

 

(21

)

 

298

 

Net consolidations (deconsolidations) of sponsored

   investment funds

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(265

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(135

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(135

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(135

)

 

 

-

 

September 30, 2015

 

$

19,329

 

 

$

11,533

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

(408

)

 

$

(2,318

)

 

$

28,136

 

 

$

87

 

 

$

28,223

 

 

$

258

 

 

(1) 

Amounts include $2 million of common stock at both September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

(2) 

Amounts include noncontrolling interests of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”).

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

4


BlackRock, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

(unaudited)

 

(in millions)

 

Additional

Paid-in

Capital(1)

 

 

Retained

Earnings

 

 

Appropriated

Retained

Earnings

 

 

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

 

 

Treasury

Stock

Common

 

 

Total

BlackRock

Stockholders’

Equity

 

 

Nonredeemable

Noncontrolling

Interests

 

 

Nonredeemable

Noncontrolling

Interests of

Consolidated

VIEs

 

 

Total

Permanent

Equity

 

 

Redeemable

Noncontrolling

Interests /

Temporary

Equity

 

December 31, 2013

 

$

19,475

 

 

$

8,208

 

 

$

22

 

 

$

(35

)

 

$

(1,210

)

 

$

26,460

 

 

$

135

 

 

$

21

 

 

$

26,616

 

 

$

54

 

Net income

 

-

 

 

2,481

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

2,481

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

(35

)

 

2,456

 

 

 

2

 

Allocation of gains (losses) of consolidated

   collateralized loan obligations

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

(35

)

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

(35

)

 

-

 

 

 

35

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Dividends paid

 

-

 

 

 

(1,016

)

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,016

)

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,016

)

 

-

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

336

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

336

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

336

 

 

-

 

Issuance of common shares related

   to employee stock transactions

 

 

(632

)

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

641

 

 

 

9

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

9

 

 

-

 

Employee tax withholdings related to

   employee stock transactions

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

(338

)

 

 

(338

)

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

(338

)

 

-

 

Shares repurchased

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

(750

)

 

 

(750

)

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

(750

)

 

-

 

Net tax benefit (shortfall) from

   stock-based compensation

 

 

93

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

93

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

93

 

 

-

 

Subscriptions (redemptions/ distributions)-

   noncontrolling interest holders

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

(31

)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(37

)

 

 

247

 

Net consolidations (deconsolidations)

   of sponsored investment funds

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

(254

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

(134

)

 

-

 

 

 

(134

)

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

 

(134

)

 

-

 

September 30, 2014

 

$

19,272

 

 

$

9,673

 

 

$

(13

)

 

$

(169

)

 

$

(1,657

)

 

$

27,106

 

 

$

114

 

 

$

15

 

 

$

27,235

 

 

$

49

 

 

(1) 

Amounts include $2 million of common stock at both September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

5


 BlackRock, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

 

(in millions)

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

2,483

 

 

$

2,458

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

196

 

 

 

215

 

Amortization of deferred sales commissions

 

 

37

 

 

 

43

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

397

 

 

 

336

 

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

(73

)

 

 

(31

)

Other gains

 

 

(40

)

 

-

 

Net (gains) losses on nontrading investments

 

 

10

 

 

 

(53

)

Purchases of investments within consolidated sponsored investment funds

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(151

)

Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments within consolidated

   sponsored investment funds

 

 

1

 

 

 

113

 

Assets and liabilities of consolidated VIEs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(26

)

 

 

10

 

Net (gains) losses within consolidated VIEs

 

 

(2

)

 

 

35

 

Net (purchases) proceeds within consolidated VIEs

 

 

(169

)

 

 

(540

)

(Earnings) losses from equity method investees

 

 

(59

)

 

 

(133

)

Distributions of earnings from equity method investees

 

 

32

 

 

 

44

 

Other adjustments

 

 

(1

)

 

 

7

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(461

)

 

 

(426

)

Investments, trading

 

 

(402

)

 

 

(189

)

Other assets

 

 

(263

)

 

 

(133

)

Accrued compensation and benefits

 

 

(313

)